If fecal matter is present on all eggs at the point of collection and subsequent bacteria contamination is due to poor food handling -why is it necessary to recall ALL 300 million eggs?
Because:
(1) Their lawyers tell them to do this as the best course
(2) They cannot identify WHICH egg cartons might have ‘dirty’ eggs
(3) 300 million eggs is a lot of eggs, but ... a quick google search reveals the US will consume nearly 100 BILLION eggs this year.
(4) The eggs don’t need to be recalled. People need to handle all food ingredients properly. NO fresh food is sanitary — ALL are septic.
(5) don’t FEAR bacterial contamination in fresh food. (handle them smartly). *DO* ‘fear’ contaminated canned food, ‘cuz the toxins from the bacteria build up.
Hope this helps.
BF
one more thing: salmonella poisoning is essentially Monteqzuma’s Revenge. The bacteria multiply in the intestinal lumen causing an intestinal inflammation with diarrhea (gas and pain also) that is often muco-purulent and bloody. It *IS* a bad deal, especially for immuno-suppressed and immuno-compromised individuals.
It’d be a good thing to keep Salmonella OUT of the food supply if you can. Don’t want to overlook that.